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Orwell's "Such, Such Were The Joys....": Alienation And Other Such Joys
Number of words: 1659 - Number of pages: 7.... ‘This is reality, this is what
you are up against.' Your home might be far from perfect, but at least it
was a place ruled by love rather than by fear, where you did not have to be
perpetually taken out of this warm nest and flung into a world of force and
fraud and secrecy, like a goldfish into a tank full of pike. (23)
Young Orwell, impacted by this, “hard,” disorienting situation, realizes he
is alone in a hostile, harsh environment. Orwell uses the image of the “
warm nest,” a womb, from which the child is thrown, then innocently forced
into a destructive reality. This real .....
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“The Tale Of The Sangreal”: The Use Of Symbolism
Number of words: 1783 - Number of pages: 7.... symbolizes the innocence of Adam and Eve. White is again used while portraying Sir Galahad and Sir Percivale. Two white bulls symbolize the two knights, who are virgins, sinless, and humble. White once more represents purity and innocence.
Black can be used to symbolize death, evil, and hell as well as mourning, sickness, and sinfulness. Sir Percivale receives a black magnificent horse with supernatural powers. The black symbolizes evil and the devil because the horse was not really a horse but a fiend determined to destroy him. Sir Bors met a man on a black horse wearing a prie .....
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Billy Budd
Number of words: 1337 - Number of pages: 5.... of the crew look up to him
and love him. He is "strength and beauty. Tales of his prowess [are] recited.
Ashore he [is] the champion, afloat the spokesman; on every suitable occasion
always foremost"(9).
Despite his popularity among the crew and his hardworking attitude,
Billy is transferred to another British ship, the Indomitable. And while he is
accepted for his looks and happy personality, "…hardly here [is] he that
cynosure he had previously been among those minor ship's companies of the
merchant marine"(14). It is here, on the Indomitable that Billy says good-bye
to his ri .....
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The Awakening: Casting Shadows
Number of words: 869 - Number of pages: 4.... the restrictive boundaries of marriage, and divorce was
never an alternative. Women's lives were austere and self enrichment or
self gratification were often times cast aside relative to the more mundane
tasks of daily life. Most women accepted this but Edna did not. She
figured that life was more than constantly doing for someone else. She
wanted time for herself in order to figure out who she was. Some may see
this as selfish but everyone is entitled to “me” time and space. Although
I admit she did not go about it in the best way at times; Edna still was in
going in the right dire .....
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Hamlets Impractical Thinking A
Number of words: 1169 - Number of pages: 5.... in my days of nature
Are burnt and purged away. [1.5: 14-18]
The message is clear: if the prince is to truly ease the suffering of his father’s spirit, he must avenge the murder immediately.
Hamlet initially meets his challenge with zeal, promising the Ghost that he will produce quick results:
Yea, from the table of my memory
I’ll wipe away all trivial, fond records,
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past,
That youth and observation copied there,
And thy commandment all alone shall live
Within the book and volume of my brain,
Unmixed with baser matter. Yes, by .....
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There's Nothing In The Middle Of The Road But Yellow Stripes And Dead Armadillos: Jim Hightower
Number of words: 602 - Number of pages: 3.... on the message of the text, not trying to fumble through a
dictionary. His language also includes slang and foul words which help
illustrate opinions on certain topics. For example, "Liberal Media, my
ass" clearly shows his disbelief of the idea that the media is liberal
(125-130). Not only is this helpful to an uneducated reader by using
common slang language, but the use of a foul word help to explain the
severity of the issue. A reader that is not accustomed to this type of
language takes note of what is being said. Other crafty language
techniques include quotations of scripture a .....
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Brave New World: The Use Of Distortion
Number of words: 732 - Number of pages: 3.... director of the London Hatchery, are
told at one time people were viviparous, and were disgusted and outraged.
Huxley is trying to warn society that its lack of commitment and endurance
will eventually be its downfall. Lack of the experience of pregnancy
severs the emotional ties of the woman and her child. An emotionless
society feels no guilt. In addition, Lenina, when accused of lack of
promiscuity by Fanny while in the locker room, religiously denies it.
Monogamy requires commitment, pain, and work. Huxley is predicting humans
progressing to a society of people who are unable to focus .....
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Flowers For Algernon Essay
Number of words: 1803 - Number of pages: 7.... memories of the
night his parents took him to the Warren Home. He was terrified and his dad
would never answer his questions. Charlie remembered his childhood and
through his memories, he felt guilty for hurting his family.
After the operation, In the bakery, he used to have friends. Friends
that would talk to him and care about him. Charlie then realized that he had
no friends but merely knew people that made fun of him. The bakery
employees just liked him because they could blame their mistakes on Charlie.
Then, they could not do this after the operation, so they all turned aga .....
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New Women Of The Victorian Era
Number of words: 1453 - Number of pages: 6.... spokeswoman for social reform and justice. Both women follow different paths, neither ending up at a position they once knew they would attain. Dorthea is depicted early in the novel as having an intimidating presence; however, at a dinner with the supposedly learned and intelligent Mr. Casaubon, she feels quite uneasy. He is an older man with an unattractive appearance which goes completely unnoticed to the “lovestruck” Dorthea. Her sister Celia comments, “How very ugly Mr. Casaubon is!” Dorthea responds by comparing him to a portrait of Locke and says he is a “distinguished l .....
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Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of words: 1050 - Number of pages: 4.... it so we asked Atticus. He said that we were both right.
There were many rumors about Boo Radley, many of which, were heard
by Jem and me. He was thought to have stabbed his father in the leg with
scissors and everyone thinks that he is a freak. Boo Radley was said to
have never been seen by anyone but his family for many years ever since he
stabbed his father. Dill had the "brilliant" idea that they should try to
get Boo Radley to come out so they could see his face. Atticus said that
we should just leave him alone because he probably doesn't want to be
bothered by people .....
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